キャッチ

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キャッチする · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

General noun and suru-verb for catching something physically, or obtaining/receiving information, signals, or calls.

Baseball term for the act of catching a ball.

tout; puller-in

Person who attracts customers to a shop or restaurant, often seen in entertainment districts.

Technique in swimming or rowing where the hand or blade engages the water effectively.

Baseball position; synonymous with キャッチャー.

〈物もの〉をキャッチするto catch (a thrown object, esp. a ball)
ピッチャーの投なげたボールをキャッチした。
He caught the ball the pitcher threw.
〈人ひと〉をキャッチする(of a tout) to draw in or hook a customer
客きゃく引ひきが道みちを歩あるく人ひとをキャッチしようとしていた。
The tout was trying to hook passersby as customers.
〈事こと〉をキャッチするto pick up on / obtain (information, news)
彼かれはいつも最さい新しんの情じょう報ほうをキャッチしている。
He always picks up on the latest information.
電波でんぱをキャッチするto pick up a radio signal or transmission
アンテナが微び弱じゃくな電でん波ぱをキャッチした。
The antenna picked up a faint signal.

キャッチャー sense 5
キャッチャー is the standard word for the baseball catcher position, while キャッチ is a less common shorthand variant.
客きゃく引ひき sense 3
客引き is the more common native word for a tout who solicits customers, while キャッチ is a slangier loanword used in entertainment districts.
キャッチホン sense 6
キャッチホン is the full term for the call-waiting phone service, while キャッチ is its everyday colloquial abbreviation.
捕つかまえるN4sense 1
捕まえる is a general native verb for physically grabbing or catching something (like a person or animal), whereas キャッチ is a loanword typically used for balls, signals, or information.

回かいN4
Used for occurrences or instances of an action, not for the noun itself as a physical object.

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Loanword from English 'catch'.